Nevada Is Now Do or Die for Joe Biden

LAS VEGAS — Joe Biden was so eager to leave New Hampshire behind that he jumped on a plane hours before Tuesday’s results even came in and headed for a rally in South Carolina.He probably flew to the wrong state.After a disastrous fifth-place finish in New Hampshire’s primaries further imperiled his flagging campaign, Biden badly needs to prove he can actually win somewhere, anywhere. But without a strong showing in Nevada, a win there may be too late, coming just three days ahead of Super Tuesday, when Michael Bloomberg and his billions await."No one should be our Democratic nominee without being able to build a broad diverse coalition of support — and that starts right here in Nevada," Biden Nevada spokesman Vedant Patel told VICE News Tuesday afternoon.The good news for Biden is there’s already a concerted effort in the state to stop Bernie Sanders, who enters the state a slight favorite after winning New Hampshire and essentially tying for first in Iowa. He’s got stops across the state — including, notably, at a Culinary Training Academy, a training center set up partly by the local.Former Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) told VICE News Tuesday afternoon that “It’s too early to discount Joe,” arguing the state’s diverse population would give Biden a better shot — and provide the campaign’s first real test for candidates looking to win a state that looks something like the nation.